Skin Conditions

Skin can get infected by bacteria, viruses, fungus and parasites. Discuss topics related to bacterial infections (cellulitis, folliculitis, boils, and carbuncles, Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome); fungal infections (Candidiasis — yeast Infection, ringworm, Tinea Versicolor); viral infections (Cold Sores, Herpes Zoster — Shingles, warts) and parasitic skin infections (creeping eruption, lice, scabies). There are also many skin inflammations, including psoriasis, eczema, and dermatitis. You can post topics related to skin infections and inflammations as well as other skin topics that do not belong to the other forums right here.

Treatment options for rosacea and experience from others

Hello dear friends I am suffering from rosacea.Please notify me of their treatment experiences and guide me. tank you very much

by sadeghim2011348963 over a year ago

Tiny bump on wrist, it's a bit darker than my skin

I had this tiny (pimple sized) bump on my wrist it doesn't look like a pimple but it's a bit darker than my skin. I decided to squeeze it and then this white stuff started coming out of it like a toothpaste until there was a small kind of yellowish grain that came out. Under a flashlight the tiny...

by Guest over a year ago

abscess on my inner thigh, doctor gave antibiotics, but since then it seems to be growing

Answered by a doctor

I have a abscess on my inner thigh and have been to the doctor and was given antibiotics but since then it seems to be growing and getting very painful with every movement I make. I am going back to the doctor but I'm a bit worried cause I'm pregnant as well and it does not seem to be going away at...

by jen over a year ago

Steatocystoma multiplex, I've been using a fraxel laser over the cysts

So I had a few cysts looking bumps growing under my skin on my chest area since I was 16 and was so embarrassed of them. Never wore revealing shirts or v-necks just because people can see and wonder what it is. I started noticing more have shown on my cheat and went to a...

by Guest over a year ago

Scar on the face from picking off a scab

hi in May I got into an accident and I got scratched in the face and it became a scab I picked it off then it became a huge dark line in my face I tried to put stuff on it but it won't go away what do I do

by Coolio over a year ago

my skin about my waist and hip have got dark spots

Answered by a doctor

Hi.... i got a problem that my skin about my waist and hip have got dark spots and i also feel that my hand and legs have become dried as i strech their's skin it make me feel a little ache as experienced by the lip in winter season due to stretching . i think its due to masturbation. so, is their...

by Shivanshu348772 over a year ago

I have a big hard lump on my inner thigh and it has been there for about two months

Hi. Um I'm 16 an I'm pretty worried. I have a big hard lump on my inner thigh an it has been there for about two months. At first I didn't really think much of it an thought it would go away. It only hurts if I touch it. I thought it could be a ingrown hair so I used heat to get rid of it like I've...

by Guest over a year ago

Husband gets in wind and neck swells

My husband cannot get in the wind. Every time he does his neck swells up a lot! Has anyone ever heard of this? He went to the doctor and was told to wear a hoodie. Yeah, thanks doc!!

by Guest over a year ago

my hand hurts ,burns, and feels tight, also my fingers are swollen, steroid cream is not helping

Answered by a doctor

So recently while at work washing dishes i felt my hand burnng so i shrugged it off thinking it was the hot water as work progressed that night helping customers i also had to work the drive thru so i was constantly washing dishes,drying my hands and opening the window to hand orders out...

by Guest over a year ago

burning skin around neck and chest

I been going through this three months back and forth to my Doctor and dermatologist blood pressure is never been this way always been low I am tired at night is the worst time I cried myself to sleep so many times thinking I'm going crazy asked my doctor if I was going through the change of...

by Bean over a year ago